Music-sheet for mechanical musical instruments.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1903.

R. W. PAIN. MUSIC SHEET FOR MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.- 5, 1902.

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HIA NO I L 2 PINNING INNVENTOR Hi6 ATTORNEYS NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT WILLIARD PAIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE AEOLIANCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

MUSIC-SHEET FOR MECHANICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 725,358, dated April14., 1903.

Application filed March 5, 1902.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT 'WILLIARD PAIN, of the borough of Manhattan,city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulimprovement in musicrolls for controlling mechanism for playing musicalinstruments and means for securing music-sheets in coiled condition uponthe rolls, of which the following is a specification. My improvementrelates to music-sheets such as are used for controlling automaticmusical instruments. Such music-sheets are commonly kept rolled about aroll which is called a music-roll and when in use are detachablyconnected at one end to another roll, called a take-up roll, which is afixture in a musical instrumenfiand woundfrom the first roll onto thesecond, to be rewound onto the first after playing.

The object of the improvement is to provide a simple and convenientmeans for bolding the music-sheets when rolled up.

Further objects of my invention will hereinafter appear; and to theseends my inven- 2 5 tion consists of a music-sheet for carrying out theabove objects constructed and arranged substantially as hereinafterfully described, and shown in this specification and accompan'yingdrawings. V

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top view of music andtake-up rolls of an automatic musical instrument and a musicsheetembodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is' a view of the music-roll detachedwith the 5 music-sheet wound upon it. Fig. 3 is a trans"- verse sectiontaken at the plane of the line 2 in Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates a take-up roll in an automatic musical instrument. It maybe of any suitable form and supported in bearings in the usual manner tobe rotated by the ordinary driving mechanism. As shown, its body has 45a circumferential groove on about midway between the ends and a hook orengaging device ca.

13 designates a music-roll of any suitable construction, and Cdesignates a music-sheet 5o permanently attached to and wound around aof the take-up roll.

Serial No. 96,729. (No model.)

the body of the music-roll. This roll may be journaled in any suitablebearings and rotated by any appropriate driving mechanism.

As shown, the music-sheet has on its outer end a ring I), adapted toengage with the book 01, upon the take-up roll. 4 This ring may be madeof metal wire and is shown as attached to the end of the music-sheet bymeans of a piece of cloth passed through the ring and doubled, so as toembrace the end of the music-sheet. Any suitable adhesive substance maybe employed to fasten it to the end of I the music-sheet. In addition tothe ring or other engaging device there is a spring-clasp D for holdingthe music-sheet in a rolled condition about the musicroll. This, asshown, consists of a strip of metal curved to conform closely to themusic-sheet in a rolled condition. Preferablyit-will be made ofslightly-smaller dimensions, so that it will have to .be stretched orsprung open more or less to fit the music-sheet in'a rolled condition inorder that it shall hug the same tightly and keep the outer layer closearound the inner. When the music-sheet is to be used, the free end ofthe spring-clasp is caught by the finger and pulled oif. After unwindinga sufficient portion of the musicsheetthe spring-clasp is slipped intothe groove a of the take-up roll A and the ring I) of the music-sheet isengaged with the hook When the ring I) is disengaged from the hook at, apull upon the music-sheet will cause the disengagement of thespring-clasp from the take-up roll. It will thus be seen that accordingto my invention the music-sheet is provided at one end with anattachment in the form of a flexible clasp adapted to be sprung over thesheet in a rolledcondition and prevent it from unrolling. it will alsobe seen that the musicsheet is provided at one end with means forattaching the sheet to a take-up roll, in combination with means forpreventing the music from unrolling when in a rolled condition upon themusic-roll. In order that the music-sheet may be attached to the takeuproll, cooperating devices on the sheet and the roll, respectively, areprovided, comprising a pin or book and an eye, and in this instance aflexible clasp is conveniently attached to the eye, which is placed onthe music-sheet.

Obviously my invention may be embodied in varying forms, and somefeatures of my invention may be used without others.

Therefore, without limiting myself to the construction shown anddescribed, I claim, and desire to obtain by Letters Patent, thefollowing:

A music-sheet provided at one end with an attachment comprising a ringflexibly connected to the sheet and a longitudinallyresilient strip ofmetal connected to said ring and bent to semicircular form, said strip15 adapted to embrace said music-sheet when rolled up, and said ringadapted to engage a pin or hook on a take-up roll when the sheet is tobe unwound, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 20 name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ROBERT WILLIARD PAIN.

Witnesses:

EDW. F. COYLE, GEO. E. CRUsE.

